Coin assembler and wrapper



United States Patent O 2,736,478 COIN ASSEMBLER AND WRAPPER Adolph C.Bernhardt, Jr., Baltimore, Md., assignor to G. Edward Green and CharlesW. Lehardy, Baltimore County, Md.

Application January 7, 1953, Serial No. 330,093 1 Claim. (Cl. 226-14)This invention relates to the manipulation of coins and their assemblyinto predetermined quantites, and more particularly to a coin packagingdevice for a limited amount of coins.

It is customary in banks, commercial institutions and stores having alarge quantity of `money of common convenient numbers, mainly determinedby the size and the particular coins. When the selected number of coinsfor that particular size is assembled they are collected in a bunch andwrapped up in the package and sealed, so they can be stored for use at alater time and perhaps at a diierent location. This involves the stepsof removing the column of coins from the sorting device, then rollingthem in paper, then sealing the paper longitudinally followed by thebending over of both end aps and sealing them. Most of these steps areeliminated by this inventiqn, and consequently so are the incidentaltime and labor otherwise incurred. In this invention the collectingdevice is a shell of V-shape and tilted angularly back towards thebumper and designed to contact the coins tangently and hold themsubstantially vertical. This leaves a slight angular space below thecoins. A cylindrical coin paper envelope with the ends open-mouthed isin-- serted at the space which incidently facilitates its placement (seeFigure 2). The paper envelope is tilted upwardly at the back and slideseasily over the coins, is filled and then closed over at the ends with aquick and easy motion by the lingers of the operator. There is apreferred manner in which to". handle the envelope. This consists in theoperator picking one of the open ends which will be called the frorit ormouth portion of the envelope which is held between the thumb and rstfinger, while the little linger is brought about the rear of theenvelope to be employed to prevent the coins slipping through the rearopen end and to propel and force the envelope along in its work in thedevice. This arrangement provides for a very expeditious method ofpackaging coms.

'Ihe invention has for an object the provision of a ne and improved coinassembler that will avoid one or more of the disadvantages andlimitations of the prior art.

Another object of the invention is to provide a new and improved coinassembler that can collect coins of diierent denominations in itsholding channel in such a position as to enable a predetermined quantityto be scooped up in a coin envelope, quickly and effectively.

A further object of the invention is to provide a new and improved coinassembler that will indicate the type and number of coins collected in adesignated column.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a new and improvedcoin 'assembler that can be made up 2,736,418 Patented Feb. 28, 1956 iceeconomically, be simple in structure, easily portable and have anattractive appearance.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a new and improvedcoin assembler and wrapping device which will be adjustable to suitcoins of various denominations.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent as the invention ismore fully set forth.

For a clearer understanding of the invention and its objects, referenceis made to the accompanying drawings, wherein a particular form of theinvention is disclosed. These drawings when used in conjunction with thefollowing description illustrate such form by way of example, while theclaims emphasize the scope of the invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a coin assembler and holdingdevice, embodying this invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure l;

Figure 3 is a side elevation detail of the bumper used in thisembodiment; and

Figure 4 is an end elevation of the plate end of Figure l.

Similar reference characters refer to the same parts throughout thedrawings.

In the construction shown in the drawings, the device comprises achannel shell 10 having vertical side walls 11 spaced apart forsupporting a middle V-like section 12. The sides of the section 12 areangularly fitted towards each other at an angle of about 90. The joiningportion 13 however is preferably rounded and completes the trough. Thewalls 11 slope from the front to the upright plate 15 and thus produce aslanting position to the trough. This is done to facilitate theplacement of coins 14 (shown dotted) in the trough and enables them toslide easily towards the rear or upright plate end. The rear or back endis faced with an upright plate 15 on which is mounted an adjustablebumper 16 of resilient or other suitable material. Natural or artificialrubber is indicated in the drawings for this purpose, but plasticmaterials are well known and commonly available for the same use. Thebumper 16 is provided with a stud 17 passed through it in a countersunkpassage 18 centrally located through it longitudinally. This stud isadjustable in a slot 19 in the plate 15 by means of the wing nut 20.This arrangement enables the bumper to be raised and lowered in thechannel trough to contact the approximate centers of the various sizesof coins to be collected therein. The marks 21 are engraved or printedon the face of the plate 15 to facilitate their observation by the userofthe device and to properly set the bumper 16 to suit the size of coinused. A marker or arrow 22 set out on the bumper 16 facilitates thesetting of the bumper to these marks, and indicates the one particularlyset for at the moment.

When the user employs the device he preferably rests it on a table orbench, and lays the coins in the channel trough until the selectednumber of coins is assembled in it, against each other closely. Thebumper 16 keeps them from the plate 15 and enables them to adjustthemselves resiliently. A cylindrical envelope 23, shown dotted,

is brought up so its end is opened up and registers the interior of theenvelope around the rst coin. It slides under the coins and passes overthem as well as the bumper. The bumper being of a smaller diameter thanthe smallest coin used pushes the coins into the envelope which enablesthe operator to withdraw it and close the ends. This packages the coinscompletely and enables them to be removed for storing elsewhere.

The coins are quickly packaged in this manner and save much time andeffort on the part of the operators over other known methods. Theenvelopes are preferably printed on to designate the value of the numberof coins within them, so that no further counting is required. The usualsheet or peripheral wrapping is avoided by having the envelopes made upin cylindrical form, so as to cooperate in the work done by the device.There is a slight space 25 or corner left under the coins, when inposition in the trough, due to the tangential contact made by the V-likesection 12 with the coins 14 and the corner 13 left underneath where thecoins do not touch.

The purpose of the marks 21 is obvious; However if the number of coinsin a column is to be checked, such can be noted on the marks 26 alongthe wall of the trough, where indications are given of the number ofaligned coins of a predetermined thickness. The marks are placed wherethey can be readily observed by the operator from the front withoutchanging his position.

While but one form of the invention is indicated in the drawings anddescribed particularly herein, it is not desired to limit thisapplication for Letters Patent to such particular form as it isappreciated that other forms could be developed and made that would usethe same principles and come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A coin envelope filler comprising a trough-like shell having convergingstraight sidewalls in V-like formation, joined by a rounded-out portion,said trough slanting from one end towards the other end, an uprightplate blocking said last mentioned end at right-angles to the trough,said plate having indicia on the side thereof facing the shell, saidindicia corresponding to coins of different sizes, said plate alsohaving a vertical slot therethrough, a flexible circular bumper securedto said plate and projecting inwardly of the trough, means extendingthrough the slot for adjusting the position of the bumper to selectivelylocate the bumper in alignment with a selected index, said trough beingadapted to receive aligned abutting circular coins standing up on edgeand the last one of said coins abutting the aforesaid bumper, thediameter of the bumper'being smaller than that of the smallest coinslined up in the trough, there being a space between the aforementionedrounded-out portion and the adjoining periphery of the lined-up coins inthe trough whereby a circular envelope may be slid in said space toround up the aligned coins.

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